2738. Rebellion in the Imperial Capital (7)
Three hours before the rebellion, Imperial Center, Imperial Intelligence Bureau.
Imperial Intelligence Department, Lieutenant General Intelligence Officer--Wullf-Yularen.
This veteran who has almost completely experienced the establishment of Clone Wars from the end of Galactic Republic to the establishment of the Empire is currently standing in front of a huge holographic projection, looking at the extremely fast screen projected, as well as the large amount of data and videos displayed on it.
Imperial Center has been undercurrent recently, and this Imperial Intelligence Bureau is also aware of it. The abnormal mobilization of security forces, unregistered spaceships smuggling into the country, and frequent secret communications between high-level officials and Core Worlds nobles all indicate that a storm is coming.
However, the pressure on the Imperial Intelligence Bureau is now extremely huge. Since Isanne-Isard successfully killed his father and became the new Director of Imperial Intelligence Bureau, the Empire's Intelligence Department family is facing reorganization.
Because Imperial Intelligence Bureau was previously under the leadership of Blackhole, and Blackhole was also the leader of Imperial Inquisitorius, so at that time Imperial Intelligence Bureau was with Dark Followers's power is deeply bound. Many tasks are handled by Imperial Inquisitorius, and it must be admitted that although those Imperial Inquisitor act in extreme ways and are crazy and murderous, they are also really very efficient.
However, now, with Blackhole running away, Hydra died in battle, Latinal-Tobin also died in Tagge family's civil strife, and Imperial Inquisitorius's power collapsed. Therefore, in the following During the power reshuffle, Palpatine chose to trust Isanne-Isard. Dark Theocracy's forces were completely eliminated from the Intelligence Bureau, and the traditional forces regained control of the Intelligence Bureau's dominance.
But what followed was the White Terror set off by Palpatine, who delegated power to the Imperial Intelligence Agency in order to suppress the dissatisfaction of the inner-circle nobles due to the civil strife of the Tagg family. This forced the Imperial Intelligence Agency to urgently expand, and many once-abandoned intelligence lines were reactivated, and a large number of personnel who had not been fully vetted poured into the intelligence system.
Before the matter was completely resolved, Fortress Planet Bilbrin was captured again. Faced with Kingdom of Dawn's increasing pressure, Imperial Intelligence Bureau had to spare more power to support the frontline fleet operations, which stretched Intelligence Bureau's power.
Now, things are even worse - Scipio's transport fleet transporting rare alloys has been hijacked! This slap is not InterGalactic Banking Clan's butt, it is clearly Intelligence Department's face!
Coupled with the transfer of the First System Army and the defense change of Capital Defense Fleet, in the past two days alone, Intelligence Bureau has been working overtime, with almost no rest time.
But even so, Wullf-Yularen sighed - if the current Coruscant is to be compared to a curtain, then the unknown darkness on this curtain is spreading and increasing.
As an intelligence officer, what are you most afraid of?
It's unknown.
They are the invisible clues, the conspiracies that have not yet surfaced. Wullf stared at the flashing red dots on the holographic star map. Each one was like a drop of blood. These were marked suspicious events that occurred recently. Some were secret conversations between Core Worlds nobles and senior military officials, some were unauthorized personnel transfers, and some were suspicious personnel lost by agents...
Oh, by the way, all this does not include the pressure on the Kingdom of Dawn Intelligence Department door - the name of 'White Lotus', Wullf-Yularen knows it, but that's all.
This web woven inside the Empire is what he worries about the most.
If the confrontation in intelligence is also a war, then Imperial Intelligence Bureau is also losing this war!
At this time, an intelligence officer came over and said to Wullf-Yularen, "Sir, there is a very troublesome person who wants to see you."
"Who?" Wullf-Yularen frowned.
"Uh... it's...Thrawn." The intelligence officer said hesitantly, "He somehow escaped from the cell and now wants to see you."
Wullf-Yularen said seriously, "The place where General Thrawn is being held is the prison below Imperial Palace. If he ran out, there is only one possibility - he was released. Please come in."
"Yes."
They opened the door, and Thrawn, who was wearing a white admiral's uniform, walked in slowly. His dark blue skin and scarlet eyes made him look extremely dazzling in this Imperial Center where humans are everywhere.
Although there was no badge on his chest, indicating that he had now been deprived of his military rank, he still had a majestic appearance and a steady pace. He came to Wullf-Yularen and said straight to the point, "Imperial Center, a rebellion will break out."
If it were another intelligence manager, Thrawn would have been arrested by now, but Wullf-Yularen asked very seriously, "Is there any evidence?"
"No." Thrawn replied simply.
"Then on what basis will we take action?" Wullf-Yularen asked.
Thrawn said calmly, "To launch a coup, three elements are needed."
He held out three fingers and said, "First, the garrison changes defense; second, controls the communication center; third, His Majesty the Emperor goes out. That's enough, get ready for action."
"The change of defense of the garrison cannot be controlled by anyone. This is a decision from the highest level of the military. The communication center is still under our control, and His Majesty the Emperor... all assassination actions against him are just seeking death." Wullf-Yularen retorted quickly.
"Oh...? Are you sure?" Thrawn asked back, his scarlet eyes staring intently at Yularen's eyes.
Wullf-Yularen was once a naval admiral, but Intelligence Bureau has been engaged in intelligence work for more than ten years since he was demoted. First he was demoted from Admiral of the Navy to colonel Intelligence Department, and then he was promoted from colonel to lieutenant general. His experience and experience are definitely not comparable to others. When Thrawn asked this question, he immediately connected all the details of recent events!
That's right, whether it's the change of defense of the garrison or the departure of His Majesty the Emperor, there is an invisible big hand controlling it behind the scenes. No, not just one hand, but several terrifying black hands shrouded in darkness!
Thrawn reminded again, "Among the several factors that caused this consequence, it is possible that not everyone had the same purpose. But different purposes ultimately contributed to the most serious consequence. Regardless of whether the rebellion will really happen, we must respond."
Wullf-Yularen stood up suddenly, "Yes! If the ultimate goal is a coup, then everything makes sense! I will mobilize the army immediately! No... wait a minute..."
He paused, then immediately recovered from his excitement, turned around and asked, "Do you have any suggestions? General Thrawn."
"First of all, I am no longer a general." Thrawn said calmly with his hands behind his back.
"When you get through this crisis, you will undoubtedly become the core of Imperial Navy." Wullf-Yularen said.
"As for what I want to say, you already have the answer, don't you?" Thrawn smiled slightly.
"Control the situation first, then deal with the threat." Wullf-Yularen said the same thing as Demetrius-Zaarin, "If we alert the enemy now, the culprit will immediately hide, and such coups will continue to happen."
"Then, I have three suggestions." Thrawn said with a smile, "First, take control of the military. Second, determine who is your own. Third, divide the communication area."
"Divide the communication area?" The other two are easy to understand, but the third one Wullf-Yularen is somewhat incomprehensible.
"We cannot directly cut off all communications. We need to divide Coruscant, including outer space, into multiple areas, and then only cut off the communication between areas." Thrawn said, "In this way, the other party's actions will also be divided, which will not only increase the difficulty of their communication, but also facilitate our targeted investigation."
"I understand." Wullf-Yularen nodded, "I will go to Director Isanne-Isard immediately to report, um... what about you? Are you with me?"
Thrawn shook his head slightly and said, "No, I'm going to find someone and assemble a fleet first."
A person without any military rank, opening his mouth to assemble a fleet? However... if you think of this person as Thrawn, then maybe it is not so surprising.
Wullf-Yularen sighed softly, feeling that he might really be old.
"Who are you looking for?" he asked.
"Imperial Marshal, Ruffan-Digorinus." Thrawn said.
Wullf-Yularen frowned, "If a rebellion is really going to break out, then Marshal Ruffan is definitely one of the biggest suspects. And he is also vigorously promoting the defense change in the capital area this time. Are you sure you want to go find him? This may be a self-inflicted trap."
After Emperor Palpatine boarded the shuttle and left Imperial Palace, something inside Imperial Center seemed to be turned on...
activated.
First, a large number of gangsters from the lower levels of Coruscant suddenly gathered and launched an attack on banks, vaults, high-end clubs and other places. They seemed to be crazy about poverty and rushed out in unison to make a big splash.
This is actually quite normal. After all, in Coruscant, where materialism prevails, wealth is extremely concentrated and the gap between the rich and the poor is extremely huge. Robbery incidents like this will happen from time to time, which is quite common.
Security forces immediately dispatched to deal with these people.
The entire security agency of Coruscant has a terrifying 1.5 billion personnel, as well as nearly 3 billion security robots of various types. Only such a huge force can ensure the safety of this super planet with a total population of more than one trillion.
These personnel are scattered in various layers of the planet. The higher the level, the stronger the security force. Basically, from the 2000 level down, it is difficult to see Security Bureau personnel, and most of them are left to robots to maintain law and order.
However, with such a large security organization, the difficulty of command and coordination has also skyrocketed. Those sporadic security incidents are usually fine, but now, a large number of gang members have concentrated and the security organization has almost exploded.
Just when a large number of the Security Bureau military police went to the riot site, many areas were immediately ambushed!
During this period, a large number of mercenaries sneaked in from the outside. They ambush on the only way the military and police must pass, and launch surprise attacks with various heavy weapons, causing extremely heavy casualties.
At the same time, almost all communication centers on the planet were attacked! Some places suddenly broke out from the inside, some were directly occupied by disguised mercenaries, and some were attacked by pre-placed EMP bombs, causing communications to be paralyzed.
Several spaceports were also attacked, and Guardian was quickly cleared. Mercenaries who came out of nowhere quickly took control of the flight control tower, closed the channel, and prohibited the spacecraft from taking off.
At the same time, as if an appointment had been made, with the support of many Core Worlds powerful families, many the Empire senior officials and Imperial Senate MPs came to Republic Senate Building and announced that Imperial Senate would force a meeting immediately!
There is no doubt that this series of deployments, like countless bombs buried inside the Empire, are all in place. They are just waiting for a fire to be dropped to detonate all these bombs!
And this fire is the news that Palpatine is controlled!
Thrawn was handcuffed and brought to Imperial Marshal Ruffan-Digorinus.
At this moment, Imperial Marshal is sitting at the table, holding a glass of wine in his hand, tasting it gently with an elegant gesture. There is a black communicator in front of him.
"I have heard about it from Isanne-Isard." Ruffan-Digorinus said calmly, "But what a coincidence, I also got several invitations. Guess what they invited me to do?"
"For a Imperial Marshal, there is only one thing that can make you tempted..." Thrawn looked calm, but said the most treasonous words, "... the emperor's throne."
"To be honest, I am actually very interested." Ruffan-Digorinus said, "Although the Empire seems to be extremely powerful on the surface, we all know that it supports this powerful appearance. There is only one solitary pillar - His Majesty the Emperor himself. As long as that pillar falls, the whole the Empire will collapse. I am really thinking, if I can stand up at this time, maybe..."
He showed a mysterious smile, raised his wine glass and shook it at Thrawn. He said nothing, but it was meaningful.
Thrawn nodded and said directly, "Well, now that you have made a decision, you need to take action immediately. Control the situation and completely eliminate these rebels. Now, we need a fleet."
Ruffan-Digorinus smiled coldly and said, "How do you know that I have decided?"
"First of all, you are not stupid. Secondly, if you really plan to participate in the coup, you will not let me see you." Thrawn said.
"Hahahaha... I think if I really planned a coup, you wouldn't come to me, right?" Ruffan-Digorinus laughed, "I like to deal with smart people."